The changing face of parenting
In those days, children were told all kinds of stories to keep them in line. If a parent sent a child on an errand, she knew the child could be distracted and get back late.
On Aretha Franklin’s ex-husbands and children
Behind her seemingly effortless stage performances and the endless adulation that was showered on her, Franklin was a troubled soul. The product of a broken home and a philandering preacher father, she became pregnant for the first time when she was 12 and had had two children by different fathers by the time she was 15. Clarence Franklin, her father and the single most influential person in her life, was an enormously successful Baptist preacher.
Igbo and the 2023 Presidency
The civil war left many chronic wounds. But Igbos have survived and thrived. Igbos may have been hampered by national structural defects and systemic injustices. But they have flourished and have the economic heft to surmount subsisting inequities.
Leon Balogun braces up for Liverpool test
Having made his debut in the team’s 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday, Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun will be hoping to mastermind another blockbuster defending as Brighton face Liverpool at Anfield Stadium, in today’s Premier League clash.
2019: APC accuses INEC of leaking sensitive information
THE All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of leaking to the public, a letter written by its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Housing reform: 1800-unit estate project will drive Edo’s economic rejuvenation – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has described the 1, 800-unit Emotan Gardens project being developed in partnership with MIXTA Africa, as a project that will stimulate economic growth in the state.
Supreme Court to seize $1.6 mn of ex-dictator’s assets
Chile’s Supreme Court ordered the seizure of $1.6 million of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet’s assets on Friday, at the close of a trial related to the Riggs Bank corruption scandal.
Ayala sends Middlesbrough top of the Championship
Daniel Ayala’s stoppage-time goal saw unbeaten Middlesbrough to a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on Friday that saw the northeast side go top of English football’s second-tier Championship.
Obaseki presents N6m cheques to families of slain police officers
Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday presented N6 million cheques, to families of the three slain police officers during the kidnap incident at the Ogba Zoological Garden on September 21, 2017 in Benin City, in which Mr Andy Ehanire, brother to the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, was kidnapped.
Bayern shouldn’t have been awarded key penalty – Kovac
New head coach Niko Kovac admitted Bayern Munich should not have been awarded a controversial key penalty which helped seal a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim on Friday.
Chelsea vs Newcastle : I am not able to play with five defenders – Sarri
Chelsea vs Newcastle : Maurizio Sarri’s fear of a slow start at Chelsea may have been unfounded but the head coach insists his side are still very much a work in progress.
